How much revenue did System Shock make?

An estimated 3.4M to 9.0M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did System Shock sell?

Q: How many copies did System Shock sell?

An estimated 306k to 497k copies, based on its 13k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 306k–497k; $3.4M–$9.0M net $6.1M–$13.9M gross; from 13k reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

Does this actually work?

We left System Shock out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including System Shock's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 6.5M–9.6M

best case 33.1M (Cyberpunk 2077)

The Open World lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 8.7M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 8.7M copies

≈ $74.1M after Steam's cut

from ~197k reviews

Best case

≈ 33.1M copies

Cyberpunk 2077 · ≈ $766.3M after Steam's cut

from 954k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

6 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 2 are breakout hits far above it.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count; typical figures are medians per column, so they can come from different games.

The lane you'd be entering

Winners here lead with Open World, priced around $40.
The breakout hits carry Cyberpunk + Nudity + RPG; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2012 to 2024, a lane with a long track record.
A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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